In Audition Room No. 2, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Zhao Jian sat in front of the viewfinder waiting for the actors to audition.
After twenty days of auditioning, most of the important roles have been matched with corresponding actors, and the actors who passed the audition have signed acting contracts with the crew.
If nothing goes wrong, or if Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's vision is fine, today will be the last day of their audition.
Liu Yifei flipped through the audition list, glanced at the names of a few actors, raised her eyebrows and looked at Chu Xuan and said: "The next one is Luo Jin."
"Level 02 Beijing Film Academy Acting Department." Zhao Jian looked at the information and smiled at the two of them: "Are you a classmate?"
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei nodded.
"Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen are both okay, don't you consider signing them?" Huang Lei asked.
"They signed with another company in their sophomore year, otherwise they would have been signed together when I signed Brother Bo." Chu Xuan said.
Huang Lei understood and nodded.
At this moment, the door was pushed open and the staff led Luo Jin in.
Luo Jin saw Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei at a glance. Both of them had smiles in their eyes, and Liu Yifei also waved her hand to welcome them.
"Hello teachers, my name is Luo Jin, and I'm here to audition for Zeng Shushu."
"Let's get started." Zhao Jian said.
The character Zeng Shushu is handsome, humorous and extremely talented.
After Zhang Xiaofan betrayed the Qingyun Sect and transformed into Ghost Li, Lin Jingyu, his brother since childhood, had some estrangement towards Zhang Xiaofan, but Zeng Shushu did not and still regarded Zhang Xiaofan as his best brother.
Therefore, this character is very lovable after being created.
The biggest characteristic of this character is his humor.
Perhaps the screenwriting teachers were lazy and had some deviations in their understanding of humor. They abruptly added a lot of Zeng Shushu's gags and the plot of being an ignorant gangster, making this character biased towards the market and not elegant.
In the subsequent changes, all these useless plots were removed, and the image of Zeng Shushu, a handsome young man and the second generation of immortals, was restored.
The so-called humor is reflected in the characters' language and lines, which have been adjusted in a unified style.
In other words, Zeng Shushu only needs to say some funny lines in a serious manner, and the character's characteristics can still be highlighted.
After the audition was over, Zhao Jian waved his hand and put a check mark on the list.
Chu Xuan gave Luo Jin a thumbs up, and Luo Jin gave a thumbs up in return, opened the door and walked out.
"Luo Jin is usually quite funny, so he should be good as Zeng Shushu." Huang Lei said with a smile.
"At first glance, his image has the feeling of a rich second generation, which is more in line with the character of Zeng Shushu, a second generation immortal." Zhao Jian said.
"This also shows that he is not suitable for playing low-level roles at the moment and needs to work hard," Huang Lei said.
After chatting for a while, the door was pushed open and the audition actors walked in.
"Hello teachers, my name is Chen Chuang, and I'm here to audition for Taoist Wild Dog." Chen Chuang said.
"Let's get started." Zhao Jian said.
Chu Xuan looked at Chen Chuang in the audition, who was also a Beijing Film Studio brother several years older than him and Liu Yifei, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
The plot of the character Taoist Wild Dog in the script has been changed and his role has been increased.
Wild Dog Taoist lived with wild dogs since he was a child, and became brothers with wild dogs. Later, he joined the Demon Sect's Blood Refining Hall and realized what it was like to be a human being and what it was like to be at home.
The Blood Refining Hall was destroyed by Gui Li, and Taoist Wild Dog refused to surrender. Gui Li was moved by his loyalty and let him go.
In the end, in the changed plot, he met Zhou Xiaohuan three times and was influenced by Zhou Xiaohuan's simplicity and purity, so he decided to protect Zhou Xiaohuan for the rest of his life.
The existence of this character reveals the difficulty of survival for the people at the bottom of the Xianxia world in "Zhu Xian", forming a sharp contrast with other high-ranking characters.
At the same time, the loyalty and affection of this low-level character are contrasted with those at the top who only act for profit, forming a human irony.
It also adds to the core concept of "Heaven and Earth are unkind and treat all things as stupid dogs", and he is a relatively important role.
In order to highlight the difficulty of survival and make the characters more three-dimensional, the actors needed to film the scenes with the dogs.
In other words, the story of the wild dog Taoist living together with the wild dogs and calling them brothers is going to be filmed.
Because of this, Chu Xuan sent out a lot of audition invitations, but the senior fellow in front of him dared to come, and the other actors all rejected them.
After the audition was over and Chen Chuang left, Zhao Jian put a check on the list.
Huang Lei shook his head and said: "It's a pity for Chen Chuang. In terms of acting talent, he is better than most of his peers, but he just lacks luck."
Zhao Jian nodded and said: "When I was directing "The Lotus Lantern", his Roaring Dog was simply amazing. His ability to imitate objects was really strong, and he made the Roaring Dog come alive."
Liu Yi turned around and changed his sitting position, saying: "He is the most suitable person to play Taoist Wild Dog."
Zhao Jian turned the page of the list and said: "This role can be outstanding. If you perform it well, the audience will resonate with it."
Everyone nodded.
After chatting for a while, another actor came to audition.
After taking a look, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei both stood up to show their welcome.
Lan Tianye, Jiang Ziya in the 1990s version of "The Legend of the Gods", was praised by the audience at that time as an old god with immortal demeanor. He is now 85 years old.
When Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei called to invite, they just said that they could come directly to the set and there was no need to come to audition for Yi Xian. However, they did not expect that the old man insisted on coming, saying that he could not break the rules and would still have to audition when it was time to audition.
The character of Zhou Xian has a pure face and white beard and hair. Just looking at his appearance makes people feel awe. He walks with an air of immortality and looks like an enlightened immortal.
But for such a character, there is a strong contrast in personality.
Timid, greedy for money, and very funny.
This role is very difficult to play. If it were played by a young or middle-aged person, Chu Xuan felt that it would be very greasy. If the performance was not good, the "fairy" demeanor would be lost, and it would be difficult to control the character.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei wanted to find an old man, a real old artist, to play the role.
Just like the current Mr. Lan Tianye, he definitely meets the standards of immortality, and if such an artist does some petty behavior, the audience will not be annoyed, but will find it interesting.
The staff sent the old man off, and Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei sat down to chat.
"This is a real artist. I didn't expect him to come here and understand the characters so thoroughly." Huang Lei sighed.
"The character of Yi Xian has become very complicated after the big change. Most people really can't portray the feeling of seeing through the world and being disturbed by reincarnation," Zhao Jian said.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei smiled slightly and nodded in approval.
In the original work, the character Zhou Xian is very mysterious, and many of his actions are not explained.
This may be a foreshadowing of the novel, but TV dramas cannot be filmed this way.
The "Zhu Xian" in the script is a complete world view, so everything about all the characters must be complete.
Therefore, the role of Zhou Xian needs to be adjusted and changed.
In the current script, one of the seven initial lines of the Qingyun Sect has died, and another has disappeared, becoming the current five lines.
And the inheritor of the missing lineage of physiognomy was none other than Zhou Xian.
Yi Xian's talent in physiognomy is astonishing. One day, he saw through the secrets of heaven, the secrets between heaven and earth, and the future.
The future is not good for the Qingyun Sect and the right path. Yi Xian has evolved countless times, but he can't change everything. He only said "Heaven and earth can be broken, reincarnation is unpredictable", and then left the Qingyun Sect alone and stepped into the world of mortals.
Good and evil matters, regardless of spiritual matters.
This is the reason why Zhou Xian left the Qingyun Sect after the adaptation, and it is also the reason why Zhou Xian seems to know everything in the world.
With this underlying logic, when these original plots based on the adaptation are filmed with flashback scenes, at least the audience will be able to understand why Zhou Xian is so awesome instead of being completely confused.
At this time, the door was pushed open and Chen Daoming walked in.
The person he auditioned for was Daoxuan, who had white hair and beard, a tall and straight figure, and looked calm and powerful. His powerful aura glanced at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei through his eyes.
"Teacher Chen, you are Daoxuan standing here." Zhao Jian complimented him, but he was telling the truth.
"Teacher Chen, have you been kidnapped to play a supporting role?" Huang Lei said suddenly. Chen came to play Daoxuan. He didn't even have to think about it. He must have something to do with Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.
Chen Daoming smiled lightly when he heard this and said: "I'm entangled by two little guys, there's nothing I can do about it."
Everyone was happy and looked at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei kept silent, but there were smiles in their eyes.
For the role of Yiyi Xian, they decided to invite Teacher Lan Tianye before they decided on Daoxuan.
When drafting the actors for Daoxuan, they also immediately thought of the older generation of artists.
However, Daoxuan has a wire show, and it is really inappropriate for an old man in his seventies or eighties to play wire show.
Therefore, after their age dropped a level, they immediately thought of Chen Daoming.
After all, Daoxuan is the leader of the Qingyun Sect. He can defeat Wang Jinsong, Liu Yijun, Tang Zhenzong, Meng Guangmei, and Yang Niansheng, the five actors who play the top of the five peaks of the Qingyun Sect. They really can't think of any other actors in their 50s who have this aura.
Already.
Originally, I was going to invite Chen Daoming to his home, but Chen Daoming was away on business at that time and was not at home.
Finally, when Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei called each other for several days to invite each other, Chen Daoming said, "There is really nothing we can do about you" and then agreed.
After the audition, Chen Daoming said to Chu Xuan: "Daoxuan and Zhang Xiaofan have many scenes opposite each other. I heard that Zhang Xiaofan is a newcomer?"
Chu Xuan nodded.
"I heard from Jinhua, are you going to teach this newcomer?" Chen Daoming asked again.
Chu Xuan nodded again.
"If he doesn't perform well, I will scold him." Chen Daoming said, with a hint of slyness in his eyes, but it was actually a joke towards Chu Xuan.
Everyone was happy when they heard this and looked at Chu Xuan.
Chu Xuan chuckled a little and was teased by Chen Daoming. This was rare, so he felt a little amused.
Chen Daoming walked out of the audition room. After a while, the door was pushed open and Yang Tianzhen came in.
"Sister Tian Zhen, are Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying here?" Liu Yifei said slightly happily.
"Here we are, putting on makeup." Yang Tianzhen nodded.
"Go to the dressing room and talk to them, and ask them to audition with Dong Xuan later," Chu Xuan said.
"Okay." Yang Tianzhen closed the door and left, speaking for Chu Xuan.
"I've been practicing for nearly a month. Let's wait and see what changes happen." Huang Lei said.
Hearing this, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at each other, each looking forward to it.
Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying were chosen by the two of them, and they were sent to the film crew of "Crazy Stone" in Shancheng to study for a period of time. If there was no change or progress, it would be really unreasonable.
Not long after, Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying followed Dong Xuan in.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei looked at Dong Xuan first, and Dong Xuan looked back with a smile. They had interacted with each other when they were in school. Although the friendship was not deep, they were still acquaintances.
They looked at Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying again. Their eyes flickered slightly, showing excitement, happiness, and confidence.
Seeing this, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei laughed.
"Huang Xuan." Huang Lei shouted.
Huang Xuan looked away and looked over.
"It's finally sunny and no longer lifeless. Tell me, what did Huang Bo take you to do?" Huang Lei asked with great interest.
Hearing his question, Huang Xuan's lips raised slightly.
Just such a small move made Zhao Jian and the others feel Huang Xuan's progress.
When he came to the audition for the first time, Huang Xuan never smiled from beginning to end.
This is a change, but a good change.
"Play basketball, play cards, drink, and brag." Huang Xuan was very honest and told everything truthfully.
Zhao Liying on the side covered her mouth and laughed.
The two of them went to study on the set of "Crazy Time". The people on the set heard that they were arranged by their idols and treated them very well.
The most important thing is that the actors in Bo Ge are so funny. While they are studying, their lives are also full of laughter.
After hearing Huang Xuan's words, everyone felt very happy.
"Brother Bo can do it. Asking him to lead someone really brought about changes." Chu Xuan was very satisfied with Huang Xuan's changes.
"He has a lot of experience. There is a way to make a person confident. If he doesn't say anything else, his mouth can make you confident just by talking. It's like a pyramid scheme." Huang Bo said behind Chu Xuan's back.
Hearing this, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei burst into laughter.
Under Zhao Jian's words, Dong Xuan, Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying began to audition one by one.
Lu Xueqi is the absolute heroine of "Zhu Xian", and Zhao Jian and the others also have relatively high requirements for Dong Xuan's audition.
However, when drafting the cast, Zhao Jian and the others immediately supported Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's decision to play Lu Xueqi as Dong Xuan.
Putting aside the exchange of benefits in terms of resources, Dong Xuan has a good foundation in figure and martial arts-related form after having experienced many dramas with martial arts dramas.
For the role of Lu Xueqi, who has a lot of martial arts moves, this is undoubtedly a big plus.
Therefore, in addition to the compatibility of the character image, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei also chose Dong Xuan among Gao Yuanyuan, Zuo Xiaoqing, Jia Qing, Jiang Qinqin and others.
"Okay." Zhao Jian nodded. After watching Dong Xuan perform a sword dance, he was very satisfied.
In his opinion, there are not many actresses with this background. Liu Yifei is one, and Dong Xuan is also one. As for other actresses, martial arts scenes are mostly edited and synthesized in post-production. No Liu Yifei and Dong Xuan can do it consistently.
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As for Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying, as newcomers, they were able to successfully perform the audition content smoothly and memorize all the lines.
Although the performance is definitely worse than that of professional actors, based on the state of the performance and the performance a month ago, there has been a great improvement.
"Additional test? Look at other aspects?" Liu Yi asked.
"For a pure newcomer, what's the use of taking additional tests? There are no previous works to give us reference for interpretation." Zhao Jian shook his head.
"I'll teach you when you get to the set. I'll teach you the next day's scenes in advance and follow the requirements of "The Condor". If I don't meet the emotional standards at that time, I won't sleep." Chu Xuan said with a smile.
"And me." Liu Yifei smiled sweetly.
Hearing what Chu Xuan said, everyone looked happy.
Zhao Jian patted Chu Xuan on the shoulder and said, "I'm just waiting for your words. Anyway, just don't delay my shooting."
He signaled to the staff, and Huang Xuan, Zhao Liying and Dong Xuan followed the staff and left.
Watching them leave, Huang Lei twisted his shoulders and said: "Everything is done."
"When will the press conference be decided?" He took a sip of mineral water, put the mineral water on the stool aside, and glanced at Chu Xuan again.
"No. 11." Chu Xuan replied.
"Singles' Day." Liu Yi smiled.
The corner of Liu Yifei's lips curled up. The auditions at the casting director's side were not as fast as theirs. After all, there were many small roles and special extras to audition, but they could be over in just a few days.
She and Chu Xuan estimated the time, and also gave time to prepare for the media who had sent out invitations. She and Chu Xuan made a joke, and after the audition was over, they planned to set the date of the launch conference on November 11th.
"Nationwide? Where is the location?" Huang Lei stood up.
Chu Xuan nodded and said: "There are media outlets from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. It's conveniently located at the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing."
"When will the crew leave?" Zhao Jian asked.
"Chu Xuan and I discussed it. If today goes well, then we will schedule it for tomorrow." Liu Yifei replied. She raised her hand and looked at her watch. "Tomorrow at 2 p.m., Life Production will take people on four company buses.
He and the two rented trucks took the machines away, and Angkor also followed to say hello."
"The first stop is Laojun Mountain in Luoyang. I heard the scenery there is pretty good." Huang Lei stretched.
"As a producer, if you only want to see the scenery, there is something wrong with your work mentality." Chu Xuan joked.
Everyone laughed.
Huang Lei grinned, stretched out his hand and punched Chu Xuan.
"Let's go, teachers, thank you for your hard work." Liu Yifei stood up.
"Let's have a meal together." Chu Xuan stood up and said.
"Producer Chu, would you like to have a big dinner? Do you have any good wine?" Liu Yidao.
"Enough." Chu Xuan raised the corner of his mouth.
"Then let's go." Huang Lei turned around at the door and said.
As everyone walked out, Chu Xuan took Liu Yifei's hand and walked in front, calling Zhang Jizhong and Yu Min by the way.
Just like that, the group of people came to the underground parking lot talking and laughing, got in the car and drove to the hotel, also celebrating the successful completion of the audition.
